Latvia vs Lithuania: Infant health: low birthweight
Latvia
4.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Lithuania
4.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
6th
Lithuania rank
5th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.3 Percentage of live births against 4.2 Percentage of live births in Latvia, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5 Percentage of live births | 3.9 Percentage of live births | 0.6 Percentage of live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 4.92 Percentage of live births | 4.26 Percentage of live births | 0.66 Percentage of live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 4.86 Percentage of live births | 4.61 Percentage of live births | 0.25 Percentage of live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.48 Percentage of live births | 4.64 Percentage of live births | 0.16 Percentage of live births | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.26 Percentage of live births | 4.46 Percentage of live births | 0.2 Percentage of live births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 4.3 Percentage of live births against 4.2 Percentage of live births in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Latvia ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 5th of 7 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.